by Annelise Clark | Sep 12, 2024 | Testimonies
Seven-year-old Salomón looked suspiciously at the cardboard box sitting on the table. Those boxes were capable of containing such wonderful surprises, or such awful ones. He warily looked around to make sure his mother wasn’t watching before tiptoeing over to the...
by Annelise Clark | Sep 12, 2024 | Testimonies
Almita Roa was named after her mother, Alma, who was from a devout Catholic family, although she herself did not heartily embrace the religion of her parents. Almita’s dad, Miguel believed in a Superior Being, and trusted in karma, but because of his prosperous...
by Annelise Clark | Sep 12, 2024 | Testimonies
“Stop!” commanded a stern voice from the darkness. Suddenly, two more border patrolmen appeared from nowhere. Miguel’s dark eyes looked wildly for an escape route, but he feared losing consciousness if he made a run for it. He glanced down to see blood...
by Annelise Clark | Sep 12, 2024 | Testimonies
“Where am I?” wheezed Juan, as he tried opening his red, swollen eyes. The dim light from the overhead lamppost outlined a dark street dotted with small houses. He could just make out a lop-sided sign screwed to one of the houses, and a scrawny dog, jumping up...
by Annelise Clark | Sep 12, 2024 | Testimonies
Will this nightmare ever end? the young girl wondered as she covered her head once again, awaiting the blow that was sure to follow. Her husband spared her no sorrow during his drunken outbursts, which normally ended with a beating. In a sense, Liduvina was used to...
by Annelise Clark | Sep 12, 2024 | Testimonies
Arlene Arnold’s dark, troubled eyes looked up questioningly at the Catholic priest’s stately and imposing figure. For once, she had dared to ask the priest a question. And the twelve-year-old had to admit she felt very disappointed with the answer. It was...
